Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2001)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 100
Fresh: 69 | Rotten: 31
Uneven, but a keenly observed and well-acted film about three women's lives.
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 7
Uneven, but a keenly observed and well-acted film about three women's lives.
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Three women whose lives have followed very different paths ponder their pasts and their futures in this omnibus film from second-time director Rebecca Miller, adapted from her acclaimed short story collection of the same name. Delia (Kyra Sedgwick) grew up in a fractured household; her mother abandoned the family when Delia was a child, and her father (Brian Tarantina) was a drug-addled loser who could barely be prodded off the couch. When she entered adolescence, Delia realized that she could
Cast
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John Ventimiglia
Narrator -
Kyra Sedgwick
Delia -
David Warshofsky
Kurt -
Brian Tarantina
Pete -
Mara Hobel
Fay -
Leo Fitzpatrick
Mylert -
Parker Posey
Greta -
Tim Guinee
Lee -
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Gelb -
Joel de la Fuente
Thavi -
Ron Liebman
Avram -
Josh Phillip Weinstein
Oscar -
Ben Shenkman
Max -
Fairuza Balk
Paula -
Lou Taylor Pucci
Kevin -
Seth Gilliam
Vincent -
David Patrick Kelly
Peter -
Patti D'Arbanville
Celia -
Susan Blommaert
Mrs. Toron -
Bill Burns
Court Steps Reporter -
Tim Hopper
Mr Brown the Adventist -
Marceline Hugot
Pam -
Ron Leibman
Avram Herskovitz -
Brian Bell
Playwright -
Michi Barall
Felicia Wong -
Peter Galman
Man in His 50's -
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Nick Cubbler
John Wurtzle -
Nicole Murphy
May Wurtzle -
Sarah Morf
Claire Wurtzle -
Laura Finelli
Young Delia -
Dean Strange
Norwegian Man -
Maria Elena Ramirez
News Reporter -
Angela Trento
Lola -
Danielle Tagger
Marla -
Tony Osso
Waiter -
Monica Paskiewicz
Mimi -
Quentin Mare
Darius -
Kaluska Poventud
Maroushka -
Francis Akins
Jesse -
Jennifer Lent
Young Fay -
Lynne Anne Hart
Mylert's Mother -
Eileen Stancage
Old Woman -
Corinne Brownsell
Dunkin Donuts Cashier -
Eleanor Niel
Girl on Swing -
Stephi Licciardi
Girl on Swing -
Samantha Steinel
Girl on Swing
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All Critics (116) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (71) | Rotten (31) | DVD (13)
Very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary.
Top CriticThis beautifully realized film retains the essential qualities of short fiction: precision, compactness, a focus on epiphanic moments.
These are complex characters.
It accumulates small details that gradually create a feeling of narrative intimacy.
Three exquisite boutique films whose impact is much larger than many movies five times their size.
Redeemed by the fine performances and by the moody and effective digital photography of Ellen Kuras.
Story about life's turning points is not for kids.
Miller has made a provocative, intimate triptych of short stories.
It's quite a stylised piece and it's credit to the cast and the filmmakers that the characters engage us to the extent that they do.
Three short stories about women at turning points in their lives, the movie gains power by condensing each story to 30 minutes each.
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